The Minister of Health and Wellness and Alberta Health Service are key players in Alberta's health care system. The Minister is aided by department staff members and various advisory bodies, and directed by government as a whole in setting policy for health care. The Department of Health and Wellness implements and ensures compliance with policy.

The Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, the district health authorities, and the IWK Health Centre have a shared mission to work together to empower individuals, families, partners, and communities to promote, improve, and maintain the health of Nova Scotians through a proactive and sustainable health care system.

The Department of Health and Community Services provides a leadership role in health and community services programs and policy development for the province. This involves working in partnership with a number of key stakeholders including regional boards, community organizations, professional associations, post-secondary educational institutions, unions, consumers, and other government departments.

Health PEI is responsible for the operation and delivery of all health services on Prince Edward Island. It is committed to improving access to health services for all Islanders and ensuring that care is provided in the right place, at the right time, by the right person (see PEI Pharmacare).

CancerCare Manitoba is dedicated to excellence in cancer care, to enhancing the quality of life for those diagnosed and living with cancer and blood disorders, and to improving the control of cancer for all Manitobans.

Cancer Care Ontario is the provincial agency responsible for continually improving cancer services. As the government's cancer advisor, Cancer Care Ontario works to reduce the number of people diagnosed with cancer, and make sure patients receive better care every step of the way.

The Network is a division of the Department of Health established to create an evidence-based provincial strategy for all elements of cancer care including prevention, screening, treatment, follow-up care, palliative care, education, and research.

The Prince Edward Island Cancer Treatment Centre has been serving Island residents since its doors opened in 1999. Its team of medical professionals and support staff work to provide the best in cancer care in one of Atlantic Canada's most advanced and up-to-date facilities.